The Victory of Joshua over the Amorites
Nicolas Poussin · 1625
Nicolas Poussin
Kingdom of France · 1594–1665
Nicolas Poussin was a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a small group of Italian and French collectors. He returned to Paris for a brief period to serve as First Painter to the King under Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu, but soon returned to Rome and resumed his more traditional themes. In his later years he gave growing prominence to the landscape in his paintings. His work is characterized by clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. Until the 20th century he remained a major inspiration for such classically-oriented artists as Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Paul Cézanne.
Known works
The Adoration of the Golden Calf
Nicolas Poussin · 1634
National Gallery
The Adoration of the Golden Calf is a painting by Nicolas Poussin, produced between 1633 and 1634. It is held in the National Gallery, in London. It depicts the adoration of the golden calf by the Israelites, from chapter 32 of the Book of Exodus.
The Holy Family with Saint John
Nicolas Poussin · 1627
Toledo Museum of Art
Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus
Nicolas Poussin · 1626
Getty Center
A Dance to the Music of Time
Nicolas Poussin · 1640
Scottish National Gallery
The Baptism of Christ
Nicolas Poussin
National Gallery of Art
Landscape with Polyphemus
Nicolas Poussin · 1649
State Hermitage Museum
Landscape with Polyphemus (Paysage avec Polyphème) is a 1649 oil painting by French artist Nicolas Poussin. It is held in the Hermitage Museum, in Saint Petersburg. The painting refers to a Spanish literary work La Fábula de Polifemo y Galatea and Ovid's Metamorphoses.
The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus
Nicolas Poussin · 1628
Vatican Museums
The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus is an altarpiece, painted by Nicolas Poussin in 1628 to 1629, originally displayed in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. The painting was commissioned on February 5, 1628, by the Fabric of Saint Peter, to adorn the altar dedicated to Erasmus of Formia in St. Peter's Basilica. More precisely, it was to be located to the left of the north transept, near the Martyrdom of Saint Processus and Saint Martinian by Valentin de Boulogne (1629).
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